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Fig. 287: Pislia Stratiotes: a, habit, X ■>:?; b, large leaf, X Vs; c-e, three views: 

 spathe with two cavities, the upper with a whorl of 3 to 8 stamens with fused filaments, 

 the lower with a pistil, X 4; f, pistil with seeds, X 4. (Courtesy of R. K. Godfery). 



